American Libraries

The travels of Peter Mundy in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667

14,495 14K

1907 1907

by Mundy, Peter, fl. 1600-1667; Temple, Richard Carnac, Sir, 1850-1931; Anstey, Lavinia Mary

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From the Rawlinson MS. A. 315 in the Bodleian Library, with facsimile of original t.-p.: Itinerarium mundi, that is A memoriall or sundry relations of certain voiages,journeies ettc. ... By: Peter Mundy
Topic: Voyages and travels

Abstracts of whaling voyages, 1831-1873 : (Vol. 2)

772 772

1845 1845

by Wood, Dennis, approximately 1804-1878

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v. (36 x 23 x 6 cm) ; contains abstracts of approximately 915 whaling voyages, 1845-1853, with index.
Topics: Seafaring life, Voyages and travels, Whales, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Whaling...

The John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library

16,284 16K

Purchas his pilgrimage : or Relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discovered, from the creation unto this present. In foure parts. This first containeth a theologicall and geographical historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the floud ... With briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoveries ...

1614 1614

by Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Featherstone, Henry, d. 1647, bookseller; Stansby, William, fl. 1597-1638 printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner

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John Adams Library copy inscribed on inside back cover: hand drawing of ship. Inscribed on inside front cover: "L6 -J/D." Inscribed on first leaf: "In page 751 mention is made of the river St. Croix..." John Adams's signature on title page: "J. Adams."
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Topics: Religions -- History, Religions, Geography, Geography -- History 17th century, Voyages and travels...

Logbook of the Bertha (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Manuel Francisco Gomes, on a whaling voyage between 1905 and 1907.

1,648 1.6K

1905 1905

by Bertha (Bark)

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At end: account of provisions used.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Atlantic...

1,990 2.0K

Lost and found

2006 2006

by Jeffers, Oliver

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Originally published: London : HarperCollins, 2005
Topics: Penguins, Lost and found possessions, Friendship, Voyages and travels

Abstracts of whaling voyages, 1831-1873 : (Vol. 3)

1,150 1.2K

1854 1854

by Wood, Dennis, approximately 1804-1878

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v. (34 x 22 x 6 cm) ; contains abstracts of approximately 400 whaling voyages, 1854-1861, with index.
Topics: Seafaring life, Voyages and travels, Whales, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Whaling...

The travels of Ludovico di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, in Persia, India, and Ethiopia, A.D. 1503 to 1508

19,901 20K

1863 1863

by Varthema, Lodovico de, 15th cent; Jones, John Winter, 1805-1881; Badger, George Percy, 1815-1888

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Includes bibliographical references (p. iii-xvi) and index
Topics: Voyages and travels, Egypt -- Description and travel, Syria -- Description and travel, Arabian...

Journal of the Lion (Ship) out of Providence, RI, mastered by Charles F. Howland, on a whaling voyage in 1845.

1,456 1.5K

1845 1845

by Lion (Ship)

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Contains sketches of vessels, profile view. Another journal, also on LION, covering Aug. 28-Oct. 16, 1845 appears to be in same hand (Sherman 472). With this: Howland, Henry A. Journal. Dec. 21, 1852-July 4, 1864.
Topics: Drawings, Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...

Journal of the Corinthian (Ship) and Thomas Dickason (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Valentine Lewis and kept by Valentine Lewis, on whaling voyages between 1866 and 1871.

1,597 1.6K

1866 1866

by Corinthian (Ship); Thomas Dickason (Bark); Lewis, Valentine

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Contains two voyages: On the ship CORINTHIAN, of New Bedford. Nov. 6, 1866-Aug. 30, 1868. (sherman 199) On the bark THOMAS DICKASON of New Bedford. Nov. 2, 1869-Sept. 14, 1871. (Sherman 751) At end: slops accounts.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Arctic Ocean--Description...

Abstracts of whaling voyages, 1831-1873 : (Vol. 1)

1,652 1.7K

1831 1831

by Wood, Dennis, approximately 1804-1878

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v. (34 x 23 x 6 cm) ; contains abstracts of approximately 765 whaling voyages, 1831-1847, with index.
Topics: Seafaring life, Voyages and travels, Whales, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Whaling...

The narrow road to the Deep North, and other travel sketches;

2,083 2.1K

1966 1966

by Matsuo, Basho, 1644-1694

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The records of a weather-exposed skeleton -- A visit to the Kashima shrine -- The records of a travel-worn satchel -- A visit to Sarashina village -- The narrow road to the deep North
Topics: Matsuo, Basho, 1644-1694, Voyages and travels, POESIA, LITERATURA JAPONESA, ZEN BUDISMO, VIAGENS E...

The Library of Congress

3,316 3.3K

Two years before the mast

1899 1899

by Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882

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xii, 432 p. 24 cm
Topics: Voyages and travels, Seafaring life

Brandeis University Libraries

8,937 8.9K

Mirabilia descripta : the wonders of the East

1863 1863

by Jordanus, Catalani, Bishop of Columbum, active 1302-1330; Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889

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Includes index
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Topic: Voyages and travels

Brandeis University Libraries

4,797 4.8K

The voyages and travells of the ambassadors sent by Frederick, Duke of Holstein, to the great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia. : Begun in the year M. DC. XXXIII. and finish'd in M. DC. XXXIX. Containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries. With several publick transactions reaching near the present times; in VII books. Whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo (a gentleman belonging to the Embassay) from Persia, into the East-Indies ... in III books ...

1669 1669

by Olearius, Adam, 1603-1671; Mandelslo, Johann Albrecht von, 1616-1644; Davies, John, 1625-1693

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Signatures: A-B℗ø *℗ø **́þ C-Tt́þ (C1 marked as B) Bbb-Hhhhh́þ Iii℗ø
Topics: Crusius, Philipp, 1597-1676, Brüggemann, Otto, 1600-1640, Voyages and travels -- Early works to...

The travels of Peter Mundy in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667

7,601 7.6K

1907 1907

by Mundy, Peter, fl. 1600-1667; Temple, Richard Carnac, Sir, 1850-1931; Anstey, Lavinia Mary

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Logbook of the Callao (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Alden B. Howland, on a whaling voyage between 1855 and 1858.

675 675

1855 1855

by Callao (Ship)

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Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...

The book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East;

8,173 8.2K

1903 1903

by Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Cordier, Henri, 1849-1925; Yule, Amy Frances; Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889

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"List of mss. of Marco Polo's book as far as they are known": v.2, p. 530-551.--"Bibliography of Marco Polo's book,": v.2, p. 553-582.--"A bibliography of Sir Henry Yule's writing, comp. by H. Cordier and A. F. Yule": v.1, p. lxxv-lxxxii (based on the preliminary list compiled by E. D. Morgan, Scottish geog. mag., vol. VI, p. 97-98)--"Titles of works which are cited by abbreviated references in this book": v.2, p. 582-590
Topics: Genghis Khan, 1162-1227, Polo family, Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889, Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?, Voyages...

The voyage of François Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas and Brazil

7,759 7.8K

1887 1887

by Pyrard, François, ca. 1570-1621; Bergeron, Pierre de, d. 1637, attributed name; Bignon, Jérôme, 1589-1656, attributed name

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Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Topic: Voyages and travels
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=KGOXLTW_WzYC&oe=UTF-8

Open your eyes : extraordinary experiences in faraway places

1,846 1.8K

2003 2003

by Davis, Jill

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A collection of memoirs and stories about a variety of travel experiences that changed the lives of such well-known writers as Lois Lowry, Suzie Morgenstern, and Harry Mazer
Topics: Voyages and travels, Authors, American

Abstracts of whaling voyages, 1831-1873 : (Vol. 4)

989 989

1862 1862

by Wood, Dennis, approximately 1804-1878

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v. (36 x 22 x 4 cm) ; contains abstracts of approximately 481 whaling voyages, 1862-1873, with index.
Topics: Seafaring life, Voyages and travels, Whales, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Whaling...

United States Geological Survey Libraries Program

12,771 13K

The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier

1678 1678

by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste,1605-1689; Phillips, John,1631-1706,tr; Astracan,pseud

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Part 2 has title: The six travels of John Baptista Tavernier, baron of Aubonne, through Turky and Persia to the Indies, during the space of forty years ..
Topic: Voyages and travels

A journal of the first voyage of Vasco da Gama, 1497-1499

15,677 16K

1898 1898

by Hakluyt Society

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Topics: Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524, Voyages and travels
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=xAU7AAAAIAAJ&oe=UTF-8

The journey of William of Rubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55

8,499 8.5K

1900 1900

by Ruysbroeck, Willem van, ca. 1210-ca. 1270; Giovanni, da Pian del Carpine, Archbishop of Antivari, d. 1252; Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914

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Bibliography: p. [xlvii]-lvi
Topics: Voyages and travels, Mongols

Journal of the Clematis (Ship) out of New London, CT, mastered by William Benjamin and kept by William Benjamin, on a whaling voyage between 1854 and 1856.

956 956

1854 1854

by Clematis (Ship); Benjamin, William

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At end: accounts and copies of letters sent to agents, relating to voyages of ship GENERAL WILLIAMS, 1862-1864.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...

Brandeis University Libraries

6,604 6.6K

India in the fifteenth century : being a collection of narratives of voyages to India, in the century preceeding the Portuguese discovery of the Cape of Good Hope ; from Latin, Persian, Russian, and Italian sources, now first translated into English

1857 1857

by Major, Richard Henry, 1818-1891; Bracciolini, Poggio, 1380-1459; Quatremère, Etienne-Marc, 1782-1857; Jones, John Winter, 1805-1881; 'Abd al-Razza k ibn Is'hak Kamal al-Dîn al-Samarkandi; Nikitin, Afanasil; Wielhorski-Matustkin, hrabia, Michal Michalovich, 1882-1855; Santo Stefano, Hieronimo di; 'Abd al-Razzak ibn Is'hak Kamal al-Din al Samarkandi

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Includes index
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Topics: Conti, Nicolò de, Voyages and travels, India -- Description and travel

Cornell University Library

3,570 3.6K

The Itineraries of William Wey, fellow of Eton college. To Jerusalem, A.D. 1458 and A.D. 1462; and to Saint James of Compostella, A.D. 1456. From the original manuscript in the Bodleian library

1857 1857

by Wey, William, 1407?-1476; Williams, George, 1814-1878; Bandinel, Bulkeley, 1781-1861; Roxburghe Club

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Topic: Voyages and travels

Logbook of the Fortune (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by William Handy, Jr. and David Evans Hathaway, on whaling voyages between 1850 and 1854.

776 776

1850 1850

by Fortune (Bark)

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At end: list of provisions consumed.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Pacific...

The bondage and travels of Johann Schiltberger, a native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427

6,931 6.9K

1879 1879

by Schiltberger, Johannes, b. 1380 or 81; Telfer, John Buchan, d. 1907; Bruun, Filip Jakob, 1804-1880

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Bibliography: p. [vii]-xiv
Topics: Timur, 1336-1405, Voyages and travels, Turkey -- History Bayezid I, 1389-1403

Northeastern University Library

4,348 4.3K

Contemporaries of Marco Polo, consisting of the travel records to the eastern parts of the world of William of Rubruck (1253-1255); the journey of John of Pian de Carpini (1245-1247); the journal of Friar Odoric (1318-1330) & the oriental travels of Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela (1160-1173)

1928 1928

by Komroff, Manuel, 1890-1974; Giovanni, da Pian del Carpine, Archbishop of Antivari, d. 1252; Ruysbroeck, Willem van, ca. 1210-ca. 1270; Odorico, da Pordenone, 1265?-1331; Benjamin, of Tudela, 12th cent

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Maps on lining-papers
Topics: Voyages and travels, Mongols, Jews

Northeastern University Library

11,422 11K

The most noble and famous travels of Marco Polo, together with the travels of Nicoláo de' Conti

1937 1937

by Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Conti, Niccoláo de', ca. 1395-1469; Ramusio, Giovanni Battista, 1485-1557; Frampton, John, fl. 1577-1596; Penzer, N. M. (Norman Mosley), 1892-1960

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With facsimile reproduction of title-page of the 1st edition of Frampton's translation, London, 1579
Topics: Voyages and travels, Mongols

The journal of John Jourdain, 1608-1617, describing his experiences in Arabia, India, and the Malay archipelago:

8,580 8.6K

1905 1905

by Jourdain, John, d. 1619; Foster, William, Sir, 1863-1951; Revett, William, d. 1609; Sharpeigh, Alexander, fl. 1607-1613; Finch, William, d. 1613; Coen, Jan Pieterszoon, 1587-1629; Soulsby, Basil Harrington, 1864-1933

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"Bibliography (by Basil H. Soulsby)": p. [375]-384
Topics: East India Company, Voyages and travels, Mogul Empire, East Indies

Journal of the St. Peter (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by William H. Almy and kept by J. T. Langdon, on a whaling voyage between 1849 and 1852.

1,272 1.3K

1849 1849

by St. Peter (Ship); Langdon, J. T.

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Contains sketches of vessels; sea and landscapes; description and location of the Seychelles. At end: sketches, poetry.
Topics: Poetry, Drawings, Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Indian...

University of Pittsburgh Library System

12,960 13K

The book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian : concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East

1871 1871

by Polo, Marco, 1254-1323; Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889

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"List of mss. of Marco Polo's book": v. 2, p. 449-462
Topics: Genghis Khan, 1162-1227, Polo family, Voyages and travels, Mongols, Early maps, Inscriptions,...

Cornell University Library

4,330 4.3K

The voyages and adventures of Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, the Portuguese

1897 1897

by Pinto, Fernão Mendes, d. 1583

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Boston College Library

2,162 2.2K

The History of trauayle in the VVest and East Indies : and other countreys lying eyther way towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccaes. As Moscouia, Persia, Arabia, Syria, Aegypte, Ethiopia, Guinea, China in Cathayo, and Giapan: VVith a discourse of the Northwest passage. In the hande of our Lorde be all the corners of the earth. Psal. 94.

1577 1577

by Anghiera, Pietro Martire d', 1457-1526; Eden, Richard, 1521?-1576, ed; Willes, Richard, active 1558-1573, ed; Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo, 1478-1557. De la natural hystoria de las Indias. English; Pigafetta, Antonio, approximately 1480-approximately 1534. Primo viaggio intorno al globo terraqueo. English; Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552; Gastaldi, Giacomo, ca. 1500-ca. 1565. Debate and stryfe betweene the Spanyards and Portugales; Jugge, Richard, approximately 1514-1577, printer

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Signatures: 4to: (.)⁴ [fleuron]⁶ A-B⁴ C-3O⁸ [$4 (-[fleuron]4, B4, 2T4) signed (missigning [fleuron]3 as [caput]3, 2G1 as G1, 2O4 as O4, 2X2 as 2Y2, 3O2 as O2)]; 482 leaves: [10] 1-466 [6] (misprinting 24 as 42, 27 as 29, 29 as 27, 90 as 84, 96 as 86, 99 as 96, 127 as 128, 131 as 139, 132 as 133, 133 as 141, 155-156 as 148-149, 218 as 128, 234 as 233, 235 as 237, 251 as 253, 261 as 254, 262 as 254, 271 as 274, 272 as 274, 320 as 400, 398 as 397, 399 as 398, 400 as 399, 401 as 408, 402 as...
Topics: Jenkinson, Anthony, d. 1611, Frobisher, Martin, Sir, 1535?-1594, Jesuits, Voyages and travels,...

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Once upon a river

2011 2011

by Bonnie Jo Campbell

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Topics: Voyages and travels, Death, Teenage girls, Fathers, Survival, River life, Fiction

The Hawkins' voyages during the reigns of Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, and James I

11,187 11K

1878 1878

by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir, 1830-1916; Hawkins, John, Sir, 1532-1595; Hawkins, Richard, Sir, 1562?-1622; Bethune, C. R. Drinkwater (Charles Ramsay Drinkwater), 1802-1884; Suárez de Figueroa, Christóval; Hawkins, William, fl. 1595; Hawkins, William, d. 1613

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Introduction -- The voyage of William Hawkins in 1530 -- The first voyage of Sir John Hawkins [1564 / by John Sparke] -- The third voyage of Sir John Hawkins [1567-68] -- The observations of Sir Richard Havvkins, kt, in his voiage into the South sea ... 1853 -- A Spanish account of the naval action between Sir Richard Hawkins and Don Beltran de Castro / translated from the Life of the Marquis of Cañete by C. Suarez de Figueroa -- Journal of the voyage under Captain Fenton (1582) kept by...
Topics: Hawkins, William, d. 1554?, Voyages and travels, South America -- Description and travel, Mogul...

Round the Horn before the mast

1,323 1.3K

1915 1915

by Lubbock, Basil, 1876-1944

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375 p
Topics: Voyages and travels, Sailors

The travels of Peter Mundy in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667

4,278 4.3K

1907 1907

by Mundy, Peter, fl. 1600-1667; Temple, Richard Carnac, Sir, 1850-1931; Anstey, Lavinia Mary

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A narrative of voyages and travels in the northern and southern hemispheres, comprising three voyages round the world; together with a voyage of survey and discovery in the Pacific Ocean and Oriental Islands

2,399 2.4K

1817 1817

by Delano, Amasa, 1763-1823

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Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Topics: ship, island, captain, latitude, islands, voyages, coast, north, south, cape, north east, north...
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=yq8BAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8

Logbook of the Charles Phelps (Ship) out of Stonington, CT, mastered by Gilbert Pendleton, Jr., on a whaling voyage between 1844 and 1847.

746 746

1844 1844

by Charles Phelps (Ship)

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Contains whale stamps.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...

Journal of the Lydia (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Thomas B. Hathaway, on a whaling voyage between 1865 and 1867.

1,475 1.5K

1865 1865

by Lydia (Bark)

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At end: signal flags.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Pacific...

Korea and her neighbors : a narrative of travel, with an account of the recent vicissitudes and present position of the country

3,811 3.8K

1898 1898

by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904, author

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Topics: Voyages and travels -- Women, Travel, Korea -- Description and travel, Korea
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=YcsTAAAAIAAJ&oe=UTF-8

Journal of the Montpelier (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Ellery Tompkins Taber and kept by John M. Young, on whaling voyages between 1842 and 1847.

466 466

1842 1842

by Montpelier (Ship); Young, John M.

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Two voyages: Jan 23, 1842-July 3, 1844. (Sherman 582). And Oct. 12, 1844-April 30, 1847. (Sherman 584) Contains whale stamps. At end: account of the sinking of the ship UNITED STATES, Nantucket, on Dec. 20, 1848.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Indian...

Journal of the Pacific (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Gilbert B. Borden and kept by Gilbert B. Borden, on a whaling voyage between 1873 and 1876.

975 975

1873 1873

by Pacific (Bark); Borden, Gilbert B.

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Contains lists of letters sent. At end: lists of provisions used.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Atlantic...

Logbook of the Bowditch (Ship) and Covington (Bark), mastered by Nelson J. Waldron and Allen M. Newman and kept by Allen M. Newman, on whaling voyages between 1849 and 1859.

1,229 1.2K

1849 1849

by Bowditch (Ship); Covington (Bark); Newman, Allen M.

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At front: crew list. At end: account of provisions used. (Sherman 92) With this: Newman, Allen M. Journal. Aug. 3, 1852-Aug. 5, 1859. BOWDITCH (Ship) Warren. Logbook. Sept. 19, 1849-April 22, 1852. On the bark COVINGTON of Warren. Contents: two voyages: Aug. 3, 1852-Nov. 22, 1855. (Sherman 210) and Sept. 16, 1856-Aug. 5, 1859. (Sherman 211)
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Japan--Description and...

Journal of the Zephyr (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Thomas J. Smith and kept by Thomas J. Smith, on a whaling voyage between 1843 and 1847.

1,058 1.1K

1843 1843

by Zephyr (Ship); Smith, Thomas J.

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Contains whale stamps.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Pacific...

Journal of the Awashonks (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by John C. Marble and kept by George Bowman, on a whaling voyage between 1860 and 1862.

913 913

1860 1860

by Awashonks (Bark); Bowman, George

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Contains whale stamps. At end: accounts; list of whales sighted.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South...

The journey of William of Rubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55

7,179 7.2K

1900 1900

by Ruysbroek, Willem van, 13th cent; Giovanni di Piano Carpini, abp. of Antivari, fl. 1240; Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914, ed

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Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Topics: Voyages and travels, Mongols
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=fZ63uYq7rtQC&oe=UTF-8

Logbook of the Majestic (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Alfred C. Chester and Job Macomber and kept by Alfred C. Chester; Horace Mitchell, on whaling voyages between 1857 and 1861.

476 476

1857 1857

by Majestic (Ship); Chester, Alfred C.; Mitchell, Horace

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Captain Macomber died at sea, Aug. 5, 1858, and was replaced by Alfred C. Chester, First Mate. Contains whale stamps, profile views. At front: oil records. At end: provisions used; oil records.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North...

Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of the New continent, during the years 1799-1804

3,744 3.7K

1818 1818

by Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859, author

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Topics: Natural history -- South America, Voyages and travels, Scientific expeditions, Natural history,...
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The voyages of Captain James Cook

2,924 2.9K

1842 1842

by Cook, James, 1728-1779

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2 v. 26 cm
Topic: Voyages and travels

Remarks on the country extending from Cape Palmas to the River Congo : including observations on the manners and customs of the inhabitants ...

965 965

1823 1823

by Adams, John, d. 1866

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Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Topics: Slave-trade, Voyages and travels
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=xyba0X5BYxEC&oe=UTF-8

Journal of the Franklin (Ship), Monticello (Ship) and Rambler (Ship); mastered by Josiah Richmond and Eben Baker; and kept by James H. Payne; on whaling voyages between 1853 and 1858.

664 664

1853 1853

by Franklin (Ship); Monticello (Ship); Rambler (Ship); Payne, James H.

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Includes 3 voyages: On ship FRANKLIN of New Bedford. Sept. 1, 1853-Feb. 5, 1855. (Sherman 296) On the ship RAMBLER of Nantucket. Oct. 22-Dec. 11, 1855. (Sherman 672) On the ship MONTICELLO of Nantucket. June 24, 1856-Jan. 14, 1858. (Sherman 579)
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Arctic Ocean--Description...

The Library of Congress

2,347 2.3K

The innocents abroad;

1897 1897

by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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x, [11]-651 p. 23 cm
Topic: Voyages and travels

Travels of Mirza Abu taleb Khan in Asia, Africa, and Europe, during the years 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803

3,662 3.7K

1814 1814

by Abū Ṭālib Khān, 1752-1806?; Stewart, Charles, 1764-1837

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Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Voyages and travels
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=CqtjuGWLoksC&oe=UTF-8

Two years before the mast. A personal narrative of life at sea

3,318 3.3K

1840 1840

by Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882; Hart, James David, 1911-

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Zamorano80
Topics: Voyages and travels, Sailors

University of Pittsburgh Library System

3,157 3.2K

A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793. To which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802, to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation

1806 1806

by Barrow, John, Sir, 1764-1848

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xviii p., 1 l., 447 p. 28 x 22 cm
Topics: Voyages and travels, Tswana (African people)

The texts and versions of John de Plano Carpini and William de Rubruquis

3,089 3.1K

1903 1903

by Hakluyt, [Richard], 1552?-1616; Beazley, C. Raymond (Charles Raymond), 1868-1955; Giovanni di Plano Carpini, abp. of Antivari; Ruysbroeck, Willem van, ca. 1210-ca. 1270; Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, 1100?-1154; Lambarde, William, 1536-1601; Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735; Ohthere, 9th cent; Wulfstan, 9th cent; Dee, John, 1527-1608; Florence, of Worcester, d. 1118; Camden, William, 1551-1623; Saxo, Grammaticus, d. ca. 1204; Ives de Narbonne, fl. 1243

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Topic: Voyages and travels
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Journal of the Kate Cory (Brig) out of Westport, MA, mastered by Weston Smith Tripp and kept by Pardon Z. Petty, on a whaling voyage between 1858 and 1860.

334 334

1858 1858

by Kate Cory (Brig); Petty, Pardon Z.

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Contains whale, ship stamps. At front: sketch of KATE CORY: oil records.
Topics: Drawings, Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks,...

Logbook of the Good Return II (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Warren Howland, on a whaling voyage between 1833 and 1834.

846 846

1833 1833

by Good Return II (Ship)

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At front: guide to accounting and commercial practices. Signature of John Wady appears opposite first page of logbook.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, South Atlantic...

Maritime Logbooks and Journals

8 8.0

[Journal of the Brighton (Ship), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Charles G. West on a whaling voyage, 1847 Aug 11-1850 May 3]

1847 1847

by Brighton (Ship)

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Topics: Seafaring life, Voyages and travels, Whalers (persons), Logbooks, Pacific Ocean--Description and...

George Washington University Libraries

426 426

The itinerary of Ludovico di Varthema of Bologna from 1502 to 1508,

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by Varthema, Lodovico de, 15th cent.

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This book is from the rare book collection originally held in the George Camp Keiser Library of the Middle East Institute (MEI), Washington DC. This collection, acquired in 2008 by the Gelman Library of The George Washington University, now forms part of the Special Collections Research Center.
Topic: Voyages and travels Early works to 1800.

Logbook of the Greyhound (Bark) out of Westport, MA, mastered by Frederick A. Wing, on a whaling voyage between 1854 and 1856.

438 438

1854 1854

by Greyhound (Bark)

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Contains whale stamps. At end: "Actions and Conversations conserning old Gardner Manchester"; account of oil taken on board, letters for different vessels, provisions used.
Topics: Stamps (marks), Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Atlantic...

Maritime Logbooks and Journals

8 8.0

[Logbook of the California (Ship), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Charles E. Cleaveland on a whaling voyage, 1862 Aug 25-1866 Apr 7]

1862 1862

by California (Ship)

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Topics: Seafaring life, Voyages and travels, Whalers (persons), Cleaveland, Charles E., Logbooks, Pacific...

Logbook of the Courser (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Joseph Hamblin, Jr., on a whaling voyage between 1865 and 1869.

808 808

1865 1865

by Courser (Bark)

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Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, Arctic Ocean--Description...

Logbook of the Hattie E. Smith (Schooner) out of Edgartown, MA, mastered by Zenas E. Bourne, on a whaling voyage between 1887 and 1889.

1,449 1.4K

1887 1887

by Hattie E. Smith (Schooner)

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At end: gauges of oil stowed; provisions used.
Topics: Whalers (Persons), Seafaring life, Whales, Voyages and travels, Logbooks, North Atlantic...

the Sir Walter Raleigh collection

4,577 4.6K

The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation : made by sea or ouer-land to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 years : diuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions ...

1599 1599

by Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616

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This copy is the latter issue of the 1598 ed. (v.1) but has the original suppressed account of the voyage to Cadiz (p. 607-19) tipped in
Topics: Voyages and travels, Discoveries in geography

The voyage of Captain John Saris to Japan, 1613

3,904 3.9K

1900 1900

by Saris, John, d. 1646; Satow, Ernest Mason, Sir, 1843-1929

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Introduction.--The journal from Bantam to Japan and back to England.--App. A: Two letters written by Saris on his return. I. From the Cape, June 1, 1614. II. From Plymouth, October 17, 1614.--App. B: Observations of Saris on the Eastern trade, compiled during his residence at Bantam as factor
Topics: Voyages and travels, Japan -- Description and travel, East Asia -- Description and travel

Logbook of the Perry (Bark) of Edgartown, mastered by George W. Bassett, on voyage from 1874-1877; Logbook of the Perry (Bark) of Edgartown, mastered by George W. Nickerson, on voyage from 1877-1879

1,432 1.4K

Hakluytus posthumus

1905 1905

by Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626

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Topic: Voyages and travels
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Martha's Vineyard Museum

474 474

1874 1874

by Perry (Bark)

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Topics: Perry (Bark), Bassett, G. W. (George W.), Nickerson, George W., Seafaring life, Voyages and...

Investment biker : on the road with Jim Rogers

179 179

1994 1994

by Rogers, Jim, 1942-

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Includes index
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Topics: Rogers, Jim, 1942-, Investments, Voyages and travels, Motorcycling

The John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library

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A new collection of voyages, discoveries and travels : containing whatever is worthy of notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America: in respect to the situation and extent of empires, kingdoms, and provinces; their climates, soil, produce, &c. ...

1767 1767

by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL

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Includes directions to the binder, v. 1
Topic: Voyages and travels